Chapter Qs and more (syllabi are at the bottom of the page)


Chapter 19 Questions

1) Explain the title of Chapter 19.

2) What was the general theme of outcomes of the Presidential elections of 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1896? Explain and analyze their outcomes.

3) Explain the Farmers’ Alliance movement and the birth of the Populist Party. Evaluate their achievements.

4) What were the major problems of 1890s America? How might they be solved?

Chapter 20 Questions

1)What were the motivations for US imperialist activity in the late 19th/early 20th centuries? What were the justifications?

2) What was the main cause and main consequence of the Spanish-American War for the U.S.? Why was it called “A Splendid Little War?” Is that an accurate nickname?

3) Describe and analyze American interest and intervention in China.

4) What were the negatives and positives of American imperialistic activity between 1880 and 1910?

Chapter 21 Questions

1)In what ways are progressives, muckrakers, and government officials connected?
(Don’t forget the phrase “for example”)

2) Who were the 3 most important people of the progressive era? Explain.

3) To what extent was the capitalist order of big business America being challenged in the progressive era? How successful were the challengers?

4) Who were the winners and loser of the progressive era? Explain.



Chapter 22 Questions
1)To what extent can we call Theodore Roosevelt a “progressive president?”

2) To what extent did the role of the federal government in American life expand during the Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson presidencies?

3) Compare Roosevelt’s New Nationalism to Wilson’s New Freedom.

4) How did Theodore Roosevelt change American foreign policy? How did Taft and Wilson approach foreign policy (compared to Roosevelt)?


Primary Source:
Read the following document and complete an APPARTS chart for it:



Images:




Map Assignment

  • Label a world map with all relevant and important places related to American imperialist activity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Create an accompanying key, as well as a guide that briefly explains the importance of each location labeled.


Period 3
Mr. Max - AP US History – 2011 Unit II Syllabus – Chapters 19-22 - Topics 15-18

Major Topics: Populism, Imperialism & America’s developing role in the world, Progressivism, Reform

Thursday October 6 - Lunch Block
CW: Preview Unit II (Cs 19-22), 2-col notes p.521, Define C19 title, Discuss Electoral College (use maps p.539 & 914), levels of government, election cycles, two main parties, left, right, liberal, conservative, etc…discuss tmrw (school study – bring work)
HW: Read p.522-533 (stop at The Crises of the 1890s)


Friday October 7 - 45 mins – go to school study
CW: Image analysis for C19 (13 images, starting with p.520) – MI of each image, any CCQs too
HW: Read p.533-540, WHD p.534-5


Tuesday October 11 - 45 mins
CW: Review WHD, evaluate Pop Party, Review C19 KTs (Sherman, tariff, ICC, gold standard, free silver, panic of 1893)
HW: C19 Top Ten KTs, Answer C19 Qs, C19 online MC quiz & email me results (mrmaxd445@gmail.com)


Thursday October 13
CW: Review HW, Review Unit I Test Qs, Discuss AP Exam, MC test-taking, Essay writing, DBQ
HW: 2-col notes p.543, Read p.544-549 (stop at War with Spain). America in the World p.546-7


Friday October 14
CW: Review HW, define Imperialism, Intro essay writing work
HW: Read p.549-562


Monday October 17 - 45 mins
CW: Review KTs of C20, Continue essay writing work
HW: PPC p.550-1, C20 Top Ten KTs


Tuesday October 18
CW: DBQ work
HW: C20 Qs, DBQ work


Wednesday October 19 - Lunch Block
CW: Review C20 Qs, DBQ work, FRQ work, Preview C21
HW: 2-col notes p.565, Read p.566-572 (stop at Women and Reform)


Thursday October 20 - 45 mins
CW: Review HW (progressivism, muckrakers, etc), List problems of the times, Image analysis p.576
HW: Read p.572-581 (stop at Sources of Progressive Reform)
Period 3 – 2011 Unit II – Cs 19-22 continued…


Friday October 21 - 45 mins
CW: Review HW, Discuss women’s rights history/movement, key women’s issues/topics
HW: Read p.581-589, WHD p.568-9, C21 Top Ten KTs


Tuesday October 25
CW: Review HW – KTs & WHD, Prohibition, Socialism, Revisit list of problems of the times (from 10/20) and add to it, then brainstorm what can be done to fix them
HW: C21 Qs


Wednesday October 26
CW: Review C21 Qs, Preview C22
HW: 2-col notes p.593, Read p.594-601 (stop at Woodrow Wilson and the New Freedom)


Thursday October 27
CW: Review HW, Discuss TR, TR presidency video
HW: Read p.601-609


Friday October 28 - Lunch Block
CW: Review HW – esp. end of C22 foreign affairs, then: Progressivism & Reform Chart – Cs21&22
HW: Finish chart, C22 Top Ten KTs, C22 Qs


Monday October 31 - Lunch Block
CW: Review C22 Qs, C22 Image analysis, Begin map activity (Cs20&22(end))
HW: Finish image analysis, map activity & primary source analysis


Wednesday November 2- 45 mins
CW: Wrap up Unit II – theme work – each chapter and overall unit
HW: C21 & 22 online MC quizzes and email me results, Topic Outline outlining


Friday November 4
CW: Unit II review – Top Ten KTs quizzing, etc.
HW: Study for Unit II Test


Monday November 7
CW: Unit II Test
HW: TBD




Period 4
Mr. Max - AP US History – 2011 Unit II Syllabus – Chapters 19-22 - Topics 15-18

Major Topics: Populism, Imperialism & America’s developing role in the world, Progressivism, Reform

Thursday October 6 - 45 mins

HW Due: 2-col notes p.521

CW: Define C19 title, Discuss Electoral College (use maps p.539 & 914), levels of government, election cycles, two main parties, left, right, liberal, conservative, etc…discuss tmrw
HW: Read p.522-533 (stop at The Crises of the 1890s)


Friday October 7 - 45 mins - go to school study

CW: Image analysis for C19 (13 images, starting with p.520) – MI of each image, any CCQs too
HW: Read p.533-540, WHD p.534-5, C19 Top Ten KTs, C19 online MC quiz & email me results (mrmaxd445@gmail.com)

Wednesday October 12 - Lunch Block (after PSAT)

CW: Review WHD, evaluate Pop Party, Review C19 KTs (Sherman, tariff, ICC, gold standard, free silver, panic of 1893), Review Unit I Test Qs, Discuss AP Exam, MC test-taking, Essay writing, DBQ
HW: C19 Qs

Thursday October 13

CW: Review C19 Qs, Preview C20, Discuss domestic AND international affairs, 2-col notes p.543

HW: Finish 2-col notes, Read p.544-549 (stop at War with Spain). America in the World p.546-7


Friday October 14

CW: Review HW, define Imperialism, Intro essay writing work
HW: Read p.549-562


Monday October 17 - 45 mins

CW: Review KTs of C20, Continue essay writing work
HW: PPC p.550-1, C20 Top Ten KTs


Tuesday October 18 - Lunch Block

CW: DBQ work, Begin C20 Qs – topic sentences / thesis statements
HW: Finish C20 Qs, C20 online MC Qs and email results

Wednesday October 19 - 45 mins

CW: Review C20 Qs, DBQ work, FRQ work
HW: 2-col notes p.565, Read p.566-572 (stop at Women and Reform)


Thursday October 20 - 45 mins

CW: Review HW (progressivism, muckrakers, etc), List problems of the times, Image analysis p.576
HW: Read p.572-589 (finish chapter)


Monday October 24

CW: Review HW, Discuss women’s rights history/movement, key women’s issues/topics, Revisit list of problems of the times (from 10/20) and add to it, then brainstorm what can be done to fix them
HW: WHD p.568-9, C21 Top Ten KTs


Tuesday October 25

CW: Review WHD, C21 KTs (top ten, prohibition (18&21), socialism, etc), Start C21 Qs – topic sentences / thesis statements

HW: C21 Qs


Wednesday October 26

CW: Review C21 Qs, Preview C22
HW: 2-col notes p.593, Read p.594-601 (stop at Woodrow Wilson and the New Freedom)

Thursday October 27 - Lunch Block

CW: Review HW, Discuss TR, TR presidency video, Begin Progressivism & Reform chart – Cs 21&22
HW: Read p.601-609

Friday October 28 - 45 mins

CW: Review HW – esp. end of C22 foreign affairs, then finish yesterday’s chart
HW: Finish chart, C22 Top Ten KTs, C22 Qs

Monday October 31

CW: Review C22 Qs, C22 Image analysis, Discuss map activity (Cs 20&22)
HW: Finish image analysis, Map activity & primary source analysis


Thursday November 3

CW: Wrap up Unit II – theme work – each chapter and overall unit
HW: C22 online MC quiz and email me results, Topic Outline outlining


Friday November 4

CW: Unit II review – Top Ten KTs quizzing, etc.
HW: Study for Unit II Test


Monday November 7

CW: Unit II Test
HW: TBD